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In reply to the discussion: And the hits just keep coming.... Bernie Sanders: The Model of the Democratic Party Is Failing [View all]PatrickforO
(14,644 posts)'pro-lifers' objected strenuously to being called 'anti-abortion.' They made sure they fought so hard with the media that it became politically correct to say pro-life. But they are anything but, because they don't care at all about life once it comes from the womb.
If you'd look at my other numerous posts, I make the point that with three daughters and two granddaughters, I believe that no woman can truly be free in a social or an economic sense unless she has total control over if, when and under what circumstances she becomes a mother. Period.
That means that I am very much for abortion services on demand, and I call it that, unapologetically.
And, yes, I'm paraphrasing a Margaret Sanger quote, and no, I'm not a eugenics advocate.
As to your numerous links, I can remember earlier on this very site fighting hard against the meme that social justice is more important than economic justice and that anyone who advocates economic justice without bringing social justice front and center is a racist. Now, I'm not trying to refight the primary - instead I'm trying to refute your point. Because I'm not going to insult you by saying you're 'splaining to me. I'm simply going to argue my point.
My point is twofold:
1. We need to worry about, and focus on changing this:
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2. And the mounting evidence a hostile foreign power messed with an American presidential election, and
3. And that by focusing on trashing Bernie and putting out all these links that supposedly make him a 'bad guy,' or ideologically impure, or whatever other pejorative term you want to use, we are in fact playing into the hands of economic royalists like the Mercers and the Koch brothers who love to laugh at how we focus our righteous indignation on each other as opposed to the fact they are robbing the treasury. Remember when Obama told us we cannot let the perfect be the enemy of the good? That's exactly what this is. Yep, Bernie's impure ideologically in the sense that he sees economic justice as being really, really important and he doesn't spend much time with social justice. Yes, I know the two should go hand in hand. But please look me in the eye and tell me that:
a) you don't think single payer is a good idea and would improve our lives,
b) you don't think expanding Social Security is good for the nation, and
c) you don't think free postsecondary education at state colleges is a good idea.
d) you didn't see the photo of Bernie getting arrested at a sit-in protesting segregated dorms.
Because, you know, my life would sure be better with those three things. And yes, I do work for social justice, too. But again, let's not let the perfect be the enemy of the good.
AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DOING WITH THIS THREAD.
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